A wooden watchtower in the German highlands

The Wangen Tower in Wangen, the Aargau region, Germany, was built for the State Horticultural Show in Wangen im Allgau, Germany, and marks the result of a collaboration between the ICD and the ITKE Institute at the University of Stuttgart.

The projects, which stem from the Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) Cluster of Excellence, demonstrate innovative approaches to architecture through the use of bio-based materials and bionic structures, Presents a new perspective on regenerative and expressive design.

The tower's unique wooden structural expression is a testament to the potential design possibilities of naturally renewable, locally sourced, regionally manufactured and resource-efficient wood buildings, which are revealed through an integrated approach of scientific research, material-driven computational design, digital manufacturing and expert craftsmanship.

Architect: ICD-ITKE-IntCDC-University of Stuttgart

Area: 50 m²

Project year: 2024

Photographers: ICD-ITKE-IntCDC-University of Stuttgart, Roland Halbe, Nina Baisch, Christoph Morlok

Manufacturer: Blumer Lehmann

Construction team: Prof. Achim Menges, Martin Alvarez, Monika Gobel, Laura Kiesewetter, David Stieler, Dr. Dylan Wood, Prof. Dr. Jan Knippers, Gregor Neubauer

Structural design team: Prof. Dr. Jan Knippers, Gregor Neubauer

Wood processing: Blumer-Lehmann AG

Audit Engineer: Prof. Hans Joachim Blaß

Material certification: MPA Stuttgart

Basic engineering: wbm Beratende Ingenieure

Curtain wall project: Schone Neue Welt Ingenieure GbR

Landscape design: Lohrer Hochrein

Concrete foundation: Fischbach Bauunternehmen

City: Wangen in the Aargau region

Country: Germany

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